The ship was decommissioned in 1947 and was going to be sent for scrap metal but North Carolinians petitioned for the ship to be preserved as a museum ... Charters in Wilmington (141 reviews ...

Location: 503 Market Street, Wilmington. Hours: Ticket sales between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily. Description: The museum is "dedicated to interpreting the social and architectural history of the ...

Here are the best museums to visit in Wilmington NC with kids. Across the Cape Fear River from Downtown Wilmington sits the USS North Carolina Battleship. The World War II combat ship is now a ...